ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

SOLID SLABS
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INPUT Location D&D: interior span solid slab
Design moment, M 216.0 kNm/m fcu 40 N/mm c = 1.50
b 1.00 fy 460 N/mm s = 1.05
span 6500 mm
Height, h 1000 mm Section location
Bar mm Compression steel
cover 50 mm to these bars (deflection control only)
OUTPUT D&D: interior span solid slab Compression steel = NONE
d = 1000 - 50 - 20/2 = 940.0 mm .
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.006 ok .
(3.4.4.4) z = 940.0 [0.5 + (0.25 - 0.006 /0.893)]^ = 933.6 > 0.95d = 893.0 mm
(3.4.4.1) As = 216.00E6 /460 /893.0 x 1.05 = 552 < min As = 1300 mm/m
PROVIDE T20 @ 225 = 1396 mm/m .
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 460 x 552 /1396 /1.00 = 121.3 N/mm
(Eqn 7) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 121.3) /120 /(0.9 + 0.244) = 2.000
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 26.0 x 2.000 = 52.000
. Actual L/d = 6500 /940.0 = 6.915 ok .
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RECTANGULAR BEAMS
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support
Design moment, M 37.0 kNm fcu 25 N/mm c = 1.50
b 1.00 fy 460 N/mm s = 1.15
Span 6500 mm Comp cover 20 mm to main reinforcement
Height, h 300 mm Tens cover 20 mm to main reinforcement
Breadth, b 200 mm Side cover 20 mm to main reinforcement
Tens mm
Comp mm Section location
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support .
d = 300 - 20 - 20/2 = 270.0 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.102 ok .
(3.4.4.4) z = 270.0(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.102/0.893)^ ) = 235.0 < 256.5 mm
(Fig 3.3) fst = 400.0 N/mm
As = 1E6 x 37 /234.7 /400.0 = 394 mm .
PROVIDE 2 T20 tension steel = 628 mm .
(Equn 8) fs = 2/3 x 460 x 394 /628 = 192.4 N/mm
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.419 /(3 + 0.419) = 1.123 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 192.4) /120 /(0.9 + 2.538) = 1.240 < 2
(3.4.6.3)
Permissible L/d = 26.0 x 1.123 x 1.240 = 36.190 .
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 6500 /270.0 = 24.074 ok .
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ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997
SIMPLE TEE & L BEAMS
Originated from RCC11.xls v2.2 2001-2003 BCA for RCC
INPUT Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span
M 280.0 kNm fcu 40 N/mm c = 1.50
b 1.00 fy 460 N/mm s = 1.05
span 8000 mm Comp cover 48 mm to main reinforcement
h 500 mm Tens cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
bw 300 mm Side cover 35 mm to main reinforcement
bf 400 mm
hf 100 mm Section location
Tens mm Section shape
Top steel 2 no & .
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span .
d = 500 - 40 - 32/2 = 444.0 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.089
(3.4.4.4) x = 444 /0.45(0.5 - (0.25 - 0.089 /0.893)^) = 110.4 mm (within flange)
(3.4.4.4) z = 444 - 0.45 x 110.4 = 394.3 < 421.8 mm
As' = 0 < 226 mm
(3.4.4.4) As = 280.0E6 / 394.3 /460 x 1.05 = 1621 mm .
PROVIDE 3 T32 bottom = 2413 mm .
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,621 /2,413 = 206.0 N/mm
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.170 /(3 + 0.170) = 1.054 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 206.0) /120 /(0.9 + 3.551) = 1.057 < 2
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 24.1 x 1.054 x 1.057 = 26.896
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 8000 /444.0 = 18.018 ok
INTERIOR SPAN
T BEAM
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BEAM SHEAR
Originated from RCC11.xls v2.2 2001-2003 BCA for RCC
INPUT Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end
fcu = 35 N/mm c = 1.50 d b
fyl = 460 N/mm s = 1.05 540 400
Main Steel Link Legs Side cover Shear V UDL
4 2 35 264.0 97.9
No mm mm No mm kN kN/m
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end
As = 1963 N/mm = 0.909%
(Eqn 3) v = 264.0 x 10 /400 /540 = 1.222 N/mm
(Table 3.8) vc = 0.685 N/mm, from table 3.8
(v - vc)bv = 214.9 N/mm
PROVIDE 2 legs T10 @ 300 = 229.4 N/mm
Provide for distance of 300 mm
then nominal links = 2 legs T10 @ 400
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COLUMN DESIGN
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INPUT Location D&D: external column
Axial load, N 1654 kN fcu 40 N/mm
Moment, M 125.0 kNm fy 460 N/mm
height, h 300 mm fyv 460 N/mm
breadth, b 300 mm gm 1.05 steel
Max bar mm gm 1.50 concrete
cover (to link) 30 mm Link mm
CALCULATIONS D&D: external column
from M As = {M - 0.67fcu.b.dc(h/2 - dc/2)}/[(h/2-d').(fsc+fst).gm] (3.4.4.1)
from N As = (N - 0.67fcu.b.dc/gm) / (fsc - fst) (Figs 2.1, 2.2 & 3.3)
where As = Ast = Asc: dc=min(h,0.9x)
.67fcu/gm = 17.9 N/mm d' = 54.0 mm
fy/gm = 438.1 N/mm d = 246.0 mm
from iteration, n.a. depth, x, = 225.8 mm dc = 203.2 mm
0.67.fcu.b.dc/gm = 1089.4 kN
Steel comp strain = 0.00266
Steel tens strain = 0.00031
Steel stress in comp. face, fsc = 438 N/mm (Comp. stress in reinf.)
Steel stress in tensile face, fst = 63 N/mm (Tensile stress in reinf.)
from M, As = 1504 mm from N, As = 1504 mm
OUTPUT D&D: external column
OK
As req'd = 1504mm T&B:- PROVIDE 4T32
Links : - PROVIDE T8 @ 300
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17.9 N/mm
Notes
Stresses in N/mm
2
Compression +ve
- - - Neutral axis
SYMMETRICAL RECT-ANGULAR
COLUMN DESIGN
(ie 2T32T&B - 1609mm T&B - 3.6% o/a - @ 192cc.)
438
-63
0
0
Stress diagram
-0.00031
0.00266
0.00350
-0.00115
Strain diagram
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Revision history RCC11 Element Design.xls
Date Version Action Size (kB)
3-Feb-04 RCC11 v2.2 Minor correction to cell N12 on "SLAB" (> changed to <). 289
21-Jan-03 RCC11 v2.1 DETR logo replaced by DTI. 289
11-Oct-02 RCC11 v2.0 Version 2 enhancements 304
1-Oct-02 RCC11 v1.7 COLUMN: Minor mods to N37:U37; Chart at U2 reactivated. 284
22-Jun-01 RCC11 v1.6 Addition of input controls. 284
26-Jan-01 RCC11 v1.5 Addition of input controls. 283
5-Dec-00 RCC11 v1.4 SHEAR:K22 lateral link spacing corrected. 189
24-Nov-00 RCC11 v1.3
SHEAR:C19 & C20 reformatted, and lateral link spacing check added (C
Braidwood).
185
30-May-00 RCC11 v1.2 R Lawson comments incorporated (gc refs etc). 183
8-May-00 RCC11 v1.1
Revisions to TEE~BEAM. Option of required compression rebar added.
Neutral axis, x allowed below flange soffite - IStructE 'Green book'
method followed where flanges outside bw have z = d-hf/2, and bw acts
as beam.
182
3-Aug-99 RCC11 v1.0
First public release.
Includes b version comments & chg mods to COLUMN
190
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